Amazon in the News

This should be no surprise to anyone, Amazon is expanding and there is imminent threat to the industry that they are focusing on, this time it happens to be the 50 Billion DIY after-market automotive industry. The announcement of the news is already having a negative affect on some of the largest brick and motor[…]

Amazon continues to be in the headlines today when they announced a huge change in their policies that affects every seller and vendor. They are now no longer allowing reviews in exchange for free or discounted product. This has been abused by many sellers as product reviews and ratings are one of the highest weighted[…]

Amazon is continuing to innovate and expand not only here in the US and the Americas but also rapidly expanding throughout the entire world. I recently came back from the Philippines and saw Amazon India marketing hard over there, and they are already the largest eCommerce site in India. It is no surprise that they[…]

Soon people can pay in Amazon via their selfies. According to a patent filed by Amazon on Oct. 19 that was published Thursday, selfies could provide the next level of protection for consumers. It argued that a selfie-pay system would be more secure than traditional passwords. It can be true since passwords can be stolen[…]

The much talked about rumor of Amazon having its own freight business has just been confirmed. Amazon is now officially going into the air freight business with the announcement that the Seattle online retailer has signed a five- to seven-year lease for 20 cargo planes. Amazon taking control of a portion of its own logistics[…]

Prime Now is Amazon’s one hour delivery service which people can use to order frozen foods, such as pizza and ice cream, and household cleaning supplies. This service is pushing to eliminate the key advantage of physical retailers because the time that you will spend going to the store might just be longer than the[…]

Amazon has been rumored to open hundred of bookstores all over the United States. That might still be far off but good new is that they will open their second bookstore on the West Coast. The company will open its latest location in San Diego this summer, according to the San Diego Tribune. The store[…]

Amazon has expanded its Amazon Prime Now to Oackland, California. As we all know, Prime Now is a free two-hour delivery service to Prime members, who can get tens of thousands of essential and other items by ordering through a mobile app. The mobile app can be downloaded from www.amazon.com/primenow. It is essential that one[…]

Amazon has added University of Texas in their list where they have an Amazon Store for pick up. The plan is to open more of this pick-up stores in the nation’s universities to encourage more students to shop online. The 2,500-square-foot UT store, located in Gregory Gymnasium on the campus, is set to open in[…]

Amazon just signed a deal with British supermarket Morrisons which is the fourth largest biggest supermarket chain in Britain. This deal brings competition to players already in the region, including Tesco and Ocado. With this deal Amazon now becomes serious about its food delivery service in the UK and can help them improve their strategy[…]